Whoever Steals This Book · review
This film was just screened at a film festival in my city. I’ve been waiting to see it for a long time and unfortunately was a bit disappointed. Very beautiful with a fun, unique premise and some interesting characters. But for a story literally about books and the power of storytelling, the storytelling wasn’t great. There is a lot of slow exposition - too much telling and not enough showing. Probably would’ve been better as a 6 episode limited series or something so they could spend more time showing the history rather than just having a character explain it to you. If you just want something veryvisually appealing - you should watch. But if you’re looking for phenomenal storytelling, this falls short.